It came down behind that tree that the camera was pointed at, barely had time to see it coming down. Could see it just to the right of the tree branches when it landed, few feet short of that back fence.

I watched that replay about 10 times yesterday and never actually saw the ball come down over the fence. Normally you can see the balls full trajectory. Did it reach/go over the road?

Not kidding. Could not pick up the balls descent on TV.

I watched it hit ... it landed on the outer bank, on the west end of Norm's lagoon, it that really tall growth along the edge. The only one longer this whole weekend was Kessinger's mammoth - it cleared the lagoon and landed about 4 feet from the outer fence.

Best thing about it was the Ole Miss right fielder's reaction to it. Didn't move. Didn't turn around. Stood like a statue facing the infield. It was the king of the no-doubter homer and he knew it.

By the time I was 18 and playing Dixie League I only played one game in the outfield all year. That was because all our pitchers had thrown too many innings so we had to pitch our 3B and the lineup got shuffled around. There was a guy who was a couple of years younger than me who ended up going to Houston on a football scholarship. He was already a local legend and had been since Little League, when he used to regularly hit 3-4 homers a game.

The park in which we played was supposedly the biggest in Texas, an old minor league stadium. It was 330 down the lines and closer to 400 in the alleys. I was playing deep in left field when he hit one my way. I took half a step back and then just watched it. The ball cleared not only the fence but also the front line of pine trees behind it. It had to have been well over 400 feet...hit by a 16 year old.

By the time I was 18 and playing Dixie League I only played one game in the outfield all year. That was because all our pitchers had thrown too many innings so we had to pitch our 3B and the lineup got shuffled around. There was a guy who was a couple of years younger than me who ended up going to Houston on a football scholarship. He was already a local legend and had been since Little League, when he used to regularly hit 3-4 homers a game.

The park in which we played was supposedly the biggest in Texas, an old minor league stadium. It was 330 down the lines and closer to 400 in the alleys. I was playing deep in left field when he hit one my way. I took half a step back and then just watched it. The ball cleared not only the fence but also the front line of pine trees behind it. It had to have been well over 400 feet...hit by a 16 year old.

I'm guessing you were trying to say 1st row of pine trees?

It censors that phrase here if you spell out the word first. No idea why.

By the time I was 18 and playing Dixie League I only played one game in the outfield all year. That was because all our pitchers had thrown too many innings so we had to pitch our 3B and the lineup got shuffled around. There was a guy who was a couple of years younger than me who ended up going to Houston on a football scholarship. He was already a local legend and had been since Little League, when he used to regularly hit 3-4 homers a game.

The park in which we played was supposedly the biggest in Texas, an old minor league stadium. It was 330 down the lines and closer to 400 in the alleys. I was playing deep in left field when he hit one my way. I took half a step back and then just watched it. The ball cleared not only the fence but also the front line of pine trees behind it. It had to have been well over 400 feet...hit by a 16 year old.

Sounds very much like when we played Sylvan Hills in Legion ball back in the day. It was worth the price of admission for us just to watch Kevin McReynolds' home runs. We played on a small field and I swear some of the ones he hit at our place would have cleared double the distance of our fence.

If the first hand account is accurate of the ball landing on the outer bank of the lagoon, Google Earth Pro measures that distance as 513 Feet...... I tried to copy the map but was unable to do so. However, I've found in my work that Google Earth Pro is extemenly accurate.Wow.

I was at the game, seated along the 3rd base line, so I had a perfect view. I don’t know that I’ve seen a ball hit further in person. I know I sure never came close in my playing days, nor did anyone I ever played with or against.

I followed it the whole way and just caught a glimpse of it coming down. Just a glimpse, so it was hard for me to tell where it landed. From that position, I can normally tell approximately where it landed, but this one was different. That ball was so far out that it was just a blur on its way down. I think one of the pine trees shielded it on the tv view, which is deceptive because it was WAY beyond the trees.

396 feet is a very unfortunate underestimation. 396 would be warning track power in center. That ball would’ve cleared the batters eye in center by a long way!

Off the top of my head I can think of three mammoth home runs I have seen. Reggie Jackson blasted a rocket off Dock Ellis in the 1971 All-Star Game that would have flown completely out of Tiger Stadium if it hadn't hit high on one of the light fixtures attached to the roof. It was one of those shots that seemingly only Reggie could hit.

Dave Kingman hit a ball completely out of Wrigley Field, across the street, and up against the door of a multiple story building on the other side of it. As I recall the resident came to the door because he thought someone had knocked.

I think it was Jose Canseco who hit one into the fifth deck at the Sky Dome in Toronto. That was a moon shot, but Mark McGwire said it wasn't even among Canseco's longest home runs.

The Albert Pujols shot against Brad Lidge was as no doubt as they come. Even as an Astros fan I enjoyed his description of it. The stadium had been deafeningly loud until the bat contacted that ball, but Pujols said it was so quiet he could hear the dirt crunch under his spikes as he rounded the bases.

The Albert Pujols shot against Brad Lidge was as no doubt as they come. Even as an Astros fan I enjoyed his description of it. The stadium had been deafeningly loud until the bat contacted that ball, but Pujols said it was so quiet he could hear the dirt crunch under his spikes as he rounded the bases.

"If you look to the left, you can see Albert Pujols' home run ball." That was what the pilot said over the intercom as the Astros were flying back STL. IIRC, I believe Brad Ausmus convinced the pilot to say it.

Dave Kingman hit a ball completely out of Wrigley Field, across the street, and up against the door of a multiple story building on the other side of it. As I recall the resident came to the door because he thought someone had knocked.

Glen Allen Hill (I think) also hit one out of Wrigley when he played for the Cubs that one hopped the building across the street.

In the late 1980's, I worked as a scorekeeper for a national 13-14 year old baseball tournament that was held at Regional Park in Pine Bluff. (I believe it was a Dizzy Dean World Series.) They built mounds on the softball fields for the tourney, but the fences were still only 300 feet. There were a lot of homers that weekend. But there was one kid from the Cincinnati team that was just crushing it. He was hitting balls over the fence, over the row of cars parked behind the fence, over the street and over the backstops of the practice fields across the street. He probably hit 8 of those. Well over 400' if not 450' at 14 years old. I made a note to remember his name in case he became a star, because he certainly was that weekend. I don't remember his first name (maybe David?) but his last name was Pate. I never did see him on any rosters or anything, so I wonder what happened to him. He would be in his mid to late 40's now.

BTW that Cincy team lost the championship to Memphis in walk-off fashion. The Cincy coach acted like a little "B" that night.

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Off the top of my head I can think of three mammoth home runs I have seen. Reggie Jackson blasted a rocket off Dock Ellis in the 1971 All-Star Game that would have flown completely out of Tiger Stadium if it hadn't hit high on one of the light fixtures attached to the roof. It was one of those shots that seemingly only Reggie could hit.

Dave Kingman hit a ball completely out of Wrigley Field, across the street, and up against the door of a multiple story building on the other side of it. As I recall the resident came to the door because he thought someone had knocked.

I think it was Jose Canseco who hit one into the fifth deck at the Sky Dome in Toronto. That was a moon shot, but Mark McGwire said it wasn't even among Canseco's longest home runs.

The Albert Pujols shot against Brad Lidge was as no doubt as they come. Even as an Astros fan I enjoyed his description of it. The stadium had been deafeningly loud until the bat contacted that ball, but Pujols said it was so quiet he could hear the dirt crunch under his spikes as he rounded the bases.

I was at Busch stadium 2 when big Mac hit the longest home run hit in that stadium .. they put a band aid up where it hit off the front of the upper deck .. another interesting fact about that game was mike Piazza had been traded to the Marlin's for about 3 days and I got to watch him pinch hit